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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Toner P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4619098 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Critical care (London, England) 20151023
Sepsis is a common condition that is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and health-care cost. Pulmonary and non-pulmonary sepsis are common causes of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The mortality from ARDS remains high despite protective lung ventilation, and currently there are no specific pharmacotherapies to treat sepsis or ARDS. Sepsis and ARDS are characterised by activation of the inflammatory cascade. Although there is much focus on the study of the dysregula ...[more]